Watering device for cattle.



H. C. RASSMANN.

WATERING DEVICE FOR CATTLE. APP'ucATmN man mm1. 1911.

Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

` WITNESSES l l 0U 111W To all 107mm z't may concern i "Be it known that I, HUGO C. RssMAN'KN,

a citizen Iof the United States, and a resi# dent of Beaverv Dam, in the county of Dodge and State of Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful `Improvements in Watering Devices for Cattle; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactv description of the invention', such as will enable others skilled and usethe same. Y 1 Thisinvention relatesto improvements in watering devices for cattle and particuin the-art to which it 4appertains, to make receive the hinge' pin-,7 which is carried by @the fount.. or casing 1. Whenthefbowl is 'in Voperative position, the Vhinge pinvwill Alarly to such as employ means adapted to be operated by the cattlef to control they supplyof `water to the bowlf-one lobject of my present invention being to so:mount the bowl that it may be `dropped tofdischarge its contents andtofacilitate cleaning, and so `that it may be retained' inits normal'horizontal position withoutthe emvploymentof separate .latch devices. v

A further object is to simplify fand'im Aprove drinking devicesffor cattle', embody# ing a hinged bowl,andto cheapen the cost of construction without detracting-,y from their eliiciency., y a a With these and other'objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings; `Figure l 1 is a side elevation of a wateringlde'vlce? embodying my improvements showing the bowl in its normal horizontal position; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the bowl `and animal-operated devices in dropped position, and Fig. 3 is a plan view.

1 represents a valve casing or fount provided with a discharge outlet 2 andy with a coupling member 3 which is closed at one end and with which a supply pipe 4 is connected. The supply pipe mayl extend upwardly from the coupling as shown, or the a upper ,end of thecoupling may be closed and the pipe t made to extend downward from said coupling.

The casing or fount lcontains a gvalvei (not shown) which may be constructed as illustrated in my previous Patent No. 1,210,693 issued January 2, 1917, with its stem 5 projecting above the casing, and this valve will be controlled as hereinafter e-X- plainei lspecification of Lettersratent.

W'A'rnniive nnvron Fon CATTLE.

ratentda'iig. 14., 1917.

Application filed pri121, 191'?.` lSerial No. 169,650'.

'The bowl is represented at'6 anda pin or yrod'? affords a hinged Aconnection'for said bowl to the lower portion ofthe fount or casing l. Enlargements 8 are formed on thebowl lso as toy .be disposed at respective sides of the fount creasing 1, 4and in .these "enlarged or flanged portionsl of the. bowl elongated slots 9 are formed. Each of these slots is approximately lS-shaped, with an upwardly proJecting or yhook-shaped portion:101at thevinnerend andfthesefsl'ots1 1 l `restin thehook-shaped portionsy 10v `of the slots9 and the rear edge ofthe bowl will x :bearupwardly againstthefount vor casing 1,-said bowl beingrv thus retained securely in horizontal position.y f When it is desiredv to lower: yor-drop the bowl, this maybe easily accomplished by first raising the,v bowl .slightlytofree the hingepin from the 'hook-shaped portions 10 of the slots 9 `and then permittingthe` bowl to. move so that the hinge pin willfbecome arms`12 pivotally supported coincident with the hinge support of the bowl, being pivotally mounted on lthe hinge pin 9. The depending arms of a saddle `13 are pivotally connected at their lower ends to the leverA arms 12 in advance of the pivotal mounting of the latten-said saddle embracing the fount or casing 1, so that its cross bar will engage the valve stem `5 and4 operate the` same when the platform 11 is depressed by the nose of the animal. In order to prevent the'saddle .from being moved off of the valve stem if the animal should accidentallyliftv the platform and lever, I may provide lugs `or stops 14 on the fount or casingl to limit hereinbefore explained, the saddle may be disposed at the yrear ends ofthe slots 9,l when `the bowl willbewpermittedfl to hang v llt) removed from the valve stem and said saddle 13, as well as the platform 11 and lever l2, may be lowered with the bowl as shown in Fig. 2. n Slight changes might be made in the details of construction of my invention without departing from the spirit thereof or limiting its scope and hence I dov not wish to restrict myself to the precise details herein `set forth.

Having fully described my invention what .I claim as new and 2. The combination with a water supply means providedwith a valve, and a bowl to receive water from .said supplymeans,

of pin and slot connecting means between the bowl andthe .water supply means, said connectingineans -being located to cause .a portion of the bowl removed from said connecting. means to bean freely against a portion of t-hewater supplymeans, and ananimalcontrolled device insaid bowland providedv with. a part to operate the valve .of the water supply means.

3. The. combination with a: fount having pivotal supports. for a bowl, of a bowl having parallel elongatedr slots receiving said pivotal` supports, said slots and pivotal supports being disposed. to permit an edge of the bowl'to engage under the fount to retain the.. bowl horizontali position and to .permit the bowl to be movedfrom such enopiesc this :patent: may, be i obtained for fount, said.

gagement with the fount and swing downwardly on said pivotal supports.

e. rlhe combination with a valved fount and a bowl having hinge connection there means projecting with, of animal-operated into the bowl and adapted for connection 4with the stem of the valve of said valved animal-operated means having a pivotal mounting coincident with the hinge connection of the bowl withthefount.

5. rEhe combination with a valve fount, a bowl and a pin hingiiig said bowlv to the fount, of an animal-operated device pivotally mounted on said hinge pin and having a part projecting into the bowl and a part vfor connection with the valve of the valved fount. 1

6; The combination with a: fount andi a hinge pinuiider the same7 of a bowl: having slots to receive thehinge pin, each slot. being hoolr shaped at one eiicl,.wliereby vthe bowl will be'noi'mally supported in horizontal position with its edge bearing. upwardly against the fount. i .7. rllhe combination with a valved fount yprovided Vwith an upwardlyk projecting valve stein, and a bowl, of a pivoted lever, anianimal-operated'platform on saidrlever and disposed within the iiboivl, av saddle pivoted'. directly to said lever and adaptedl removably to. engagey .saidA valve stem, and' stop y devices preventing accidental Vdisplacement .of said saddle from the valve stem.`

Intestimony whereoff, l liavesigned'this speciiicationin the presence ofy two subscribing witnesses. w

riuso c. RnssMANN;

Witnessesz- L. L. GOGKER, E. J.y LAWRENCE.

five cents-eaclnby addressing theommissoner ofgyatents, Washington, D. G. 

